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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 541 · 40 questions
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How the sounds work (Find the middle sound): Say the word in three parts: p – i – g. The middle sound is the vowel: a (cat), e (hen), i (pig), o (dog), u (sun). Try each vowel in the gap: only one makes the word in the picture.

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  1. 1.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) pen (b) dog (c) pig
  2. 2.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pig (b) cap (c) bug
  4. 4.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) bed (c) tub
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) hat (b) box (c) lip
  6. 6.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) zip (b) cup (c) hat
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) hug (b) bed (c) pig
  8. 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) hen (b) nut (c) lip
  9. 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) dot (b) pen (c) bin
  10. 10.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) dog (c) sun
  11. 11.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) can (b) leg (c) nut
  12. 12.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) net (b) dog (c) run
  13. 13.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) bus (b) pin (c) red
  15. 15.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
  16. 16.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
  17. 17.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) cap (b) red (c) sun
  19. 19.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
  20. 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) bus (b) hen (c) dog
  21. 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) zip (c) leg
  22. 22.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) can (b) log (c) red
  24. 24.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) dot (c) bag
  25. 25.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) bin (b) tub (c) web
  27. 27.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
  28. 28.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) nut (b) zip (c) map
  30. 30.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) gem (b) fox (c) can
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) leg (c) hug
  32. 32.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) zip (b) log (c) gem
  33. 33.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hat (b) pig (c) box
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) run (b) dot (c) lip
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) can (b) red (c) pig
  36. 36.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
  37. 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) pin (b) red (c) bag
  38. 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bat (b) nut (c) log
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) bin (b) log (c) bat
  40. 40.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i

Answer key

  1. pen
  2. e
  3. bug
  4. pin
  5. hat
  6. hat
  7. hug
  8. lip
  9. pen
  10. six
  11. nut
  12. dog
  13. o
  14. bus
  15. a
  16. u
  17. a
  18. red
  19. i
  20. hen
  21. rat
  22. a
  23. red
  24. zip
  25. e
  26. web
  27. i
  28. a
  29. nut
  30. can
  31. log
  32. gem
  33. box
  34. run
  35. pig
  36. a
  37. pin
  38. log
  39. bin
  40. u

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